History of Transportation

By Kir109
  • 8000 BCE

    Feet

    Feet
    Before every other form of transportation, humans traveled on foot. Even before 8000 BC, people were traveling by foot.
  • 4000 BCE

    Horses

    Horses
    Horses were domesticated or tamed and kept as a pet.
  • 3500 BCE

    Wheeled cart

    Wheeled cart
    Wheel carts were pulled by horses, donkeys, camels, any large animal that was able to pull the cart.
  • 3400 BCE

    Wheels

    Wheels
    Wheels were invented in what is now Iraq.
  • 3100 BCE

    Sail Boat

    Sail Boat
    The sail boat was invented in Egypt for going over water.
  • 2700 BCE

    Wooden boats

    Wooden boats
    Egyptians started using wooden boats for trade.
  • 600 BCE

    Carriages

    Carriages
    The carriage is especially designed for private passenger use, though some are also used to transport goods. It's also horse drawn
  • 230

    Wheel barrow

    Wheel barrow
    The earliest wheelbarrows were used around 200 AD by soldiers in the armies of Chuko Liang, a Chinese general. They were used to transport supplies along narrow embankments.
  • 1400

    Carack

    Carack
    A merchant vessel having various rigs, used especially by Mediterranean countries in the 15th and 16th centuries;
  • 1500

    Funicular

    Funicular
    Operating by cable with ascending and descending cars counterbalanced.

  • Submarines

    Submarines
    The first known submarine to be built was by Dutch inventor Cornelius Drebbel. It consisted of greased leather over a wooden framework.

  • Hot air balloon

    Hot air balloon
    The hot air balloon is the first successful human-carrying flight technology.

  • Steamboat

    Steamboat
    A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels.

  • Subway

    Subway
    An underground rapid transit rail system used in various parts of the world

  • Gas/ Motor cars

    Gas/ Motor cars
    The first gasoline-fueled, four-stroke cycle engine was built in Germany in 1879

  • Motorcycle

    Motorcycle
    Another early internal combustion, petroleum fueled motorcycle was the Petroleum Reitwagen.

  • airplane

    airplane
    Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft.

  • segway

    segway
    The Segway PT (originally Segway HT) is a two-wheeled, self-balancing personal transporter by Segway Inc. Invented by Dean Kamen and brought to market in 2001.

  • self driving car

    self driving car
    Self-driving vehicles are cars or trucks in which human drivers are never required to take control to safely operate the vehicle.

  • Smart cars

    Smart cars
    An automobile with advanced electronics